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Common Ground Scorecard for Dick Durbin

U.S. Senate

Dick Durbin (IL - D)

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Dick Durbin, the Senate Democratic whip who’s served more than 15 years in the No. 2 party leadership post, has even more responsibility in the 117th Congress with an added role on the Judiciary Committee. Despite solid liberal credentials, Durbin has been able to reach across the aisle to try to find consensus on difficult issues. He became interested in politics while a student at Georgetown University, serving as intern to Illinois Sen. Paul Douglas (D).

(Bloomberg Government biography of Dick Durbin)

Learn what Dick Durbin says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2026

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations

Common Ground Score is

48
Well Above Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
8
Personal ActionsMAX 30
10
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance. Official Performance score increased 8 points based on 2021 performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Member of the Senate Common Sense Coalition.

Communications Commentary

"We need to find common ground, and that’s part of life and certainly part of politics." Sixth most instances of promoting common ground in communications (57) among all officials.

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground by co-authoring a bipartisan op-ed with Republican Senator James Lankford saying, "If a progressive Democrat and a conservative Republican can find common ground, so should the remainder of the U.S. Senate."

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  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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